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Albulina Tutt, 1909

Albulina Tutt, 1909; Nat. Hist. Brit. Butts 3 (6): 154, TS: Papilio pheretes Hübner
Albulina Tutt, 1909; Ent. Rec. 21 (5): 105, TS: Papilio pheretes Hübner
Vacciniina Tutt, 1909; Nat. Hist. Brit. Butts 3 (6): 154, TS: Papilio optilete Knoch
Vacciniina Tutt, 1909; Ent. Rec. 21 (5): 108, TS: Papilio optilete Knoch
Plebejidea Koçak, 1983; Priamus 3 (1) : 29, TS: Lycaena loewii Zeller
Patricius Bálint, 1991; A Janus Pannonius Múzeum Évkönyve (Pécs) 35: 40
Farsia Zhdanko, 1992; Zool. zhurn. 71: 152 (preocc. Farsia Amsel, 1961), TS: Lycaena hyrcana Lederer
Pamiria Zhdanko, 1995; Zool. zhurn. 74 (10): 120, TS: Lycaena chrysopis Grum-Grshimailo
Xinjiangia Huang & Murayama, 1988; Nature & Insects 23 (12): 28, TS: Xinjiangia kumukuleensis Huang & Murayama

Vaccinia ; Forster, 1938, Mitt. Münch. ent. Ges. 28 : 112 (missp.) Farsia (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 177] Pamiria (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 184] Vacciniina (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 179]

Vacciniina (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450 Albulina (Lycaenidae) ; [BRU2, 183] Albulina (Polyommatini) ; Eliot, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 450 Albulina (Polyommatus) ; [AfrL]

Albulina gaborronkayi Bálint, 1997

Nepal, Tibet. See [About maps] Albulina gaborronkayi Bálint, 1997; Neue Ent. Nachr. 40, 48, TL: S.E. Thibet, Ralung
gaborronkayi ; [NEN46, 32]

Albulina felicis (Oberthür, 1886)

Tibet. See [About maps] Lycaena felicis Oberthür, 1886; Étud. d'Ent. 11 : 21, pl. 7, f. 52, TL: "Ta-Tsien-Lou"
felicis ; [NEN46, 30]
Albulina felicis ; [NEN40]

Albulina younghusbandi (Elwes, 1906)

Tibet. See [About maps] Lycaena younghusbandi Elwes, 1906; in Elwes, Hampson & Durrant, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1906 : 484, pl. 36, f. 10, TL: Gyangtse, Tibet
Patricius younghusbandi ;
Albulina younghusbandi ; [NEN40]

Albulina selma (Koçak, 1996)

W.Himalayas. See [About maps] Polyommatus (Albulina) selma Koçak, 1996
Albulina selma ; [NEN40]

Albulina chrysopis (Grum-Grshimailo, 1888)

Hindu Kush - Pamirs. See [About maps] Lycaena chrysopis Grum-Grshimailo, 1888; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 22 (3-4) : 306, TL: Hindukush or. and Beik, Tajikistan
Lycaena metallica gilgitica Tytler, 1926; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31 (3) : 584, pl. 1, f. 7, TL: Ghizer, Gilgit, Pakistan
chrysopis ; [NEN46, 23]
Albulina chrysopis ; [NEN40]
gilgitica ; [NEN46, 33]
Pamiria chrysopis ; [BRU2: 184, pl. 75, f. 10-12]

Albulina galathea (Blanchard, [1844])

W.Himalayas. See [About maps] Lycaena galathea Blanchard, [1844]; in Jacquemont, Voy. Inde 4 (Zool.): 21, pl. 1, f. 5-6, TL: Kashmir
Albulina galathea ; [NEN40]
?Glaucopsyche galathea ; [EBW]

A. g. chitralica (Evans, 1925)

Lycaena galathea chitralica Evans, 1925; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (2): 347, TL: Chitral, 8000ft
chitralica ; [NEN46, 23]

A. g. depreei (Tytler, 1926)

Lycaena galathea depreei Tytler, 1926; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31 (3) : 585, pl. 1, f. 5, TL: Mataian, Ladakh, 10500
depreei ; [NEN46, 25]

A. g. nycula (Moore, 1865)

Polyommatus nycula Moore, 1865; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (2) : 503, pl. 31, f. 3, TL: NW.Himalaya, Kunawur
nycula ; [NEN46, 48]

Albulina metallica (C. & R. Felder, [1865])

Himalayas. See [About maps] Lycaena metallica C. & R. Felder, [1865]; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (2): 283, pl. 35, f. 9, TL: Ladak
?metallica (?de Nicéville, 1890); Butts. of Inida & Ceylon 3: 83
metallica ; [NEN46, 44]
Albulina metallica ; [NEN40]

A. m. chitralensis (Tytler, 1926)

Kashmir Lycaena metallica chitralensis Tytler, 1926; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31 (3) : 584, pl. 1, f. 6, TL: Chitral, Kashmir
chitralensis ; [NEN46, 23]

Albulina omphisa (Moore, [1875])

Himalayas, N.China. See [About maps] Polyommatus omphisa Moore, [1875]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4) : 573, pl. 66, f. 2, TL: Dras Valley, Ladak
omphisa ; [NEN46, 49]
Albulina omphisa ; [NEN40]; [BOW: pl. 174, f. 1]

Albulina fergana (Staudinger, 1881)

Kopet-Dagh - S.Altai, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan?. See [About maps] Lycaena loewii var.? fergana Staudinger, 1881; Stettin ent. Ztg 42 (7-9): 262, TL: Ferghana, ... Margelan
fergana ; [NEN46, 31]
Albulina fergana ; [NEN40]
Plebeius ferganus ; Carbonell & Naderi, 2007, Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 112 (1): 130 (note)
Polyommatus fergana ;
Vacciniina fergana ; [BRU2: 179, pl. 68, f. 36-41]

A. f. fergana

Vacciniina fergana fergana
torgouta (Alphéraky, 1881)
selengensis (Fruhstorfer, 1941)
Vacciniina fergana fergana ; [BRU2, 180]

A. f. varzobica Tshikolovets, 1994

W.Ghissar, S.Ghissar Vacciniina fergana varzobica ; [BRU2, 180]

Albulina loewii (Zeller, 1847)

Asia Minor, Kurdistan, Caucaus, Middle East, Iran - Chitral, Turkestan. See [About maps] Large Jevel Blue?
Lycaena loewii Zeller, 1847; Isis von Oken 1847 (1) : 9, TL: "Macri", Turkey

loewii ; [NEN46, 42] Albulina loewii ; [NEN40] Polyommatus loewii ; [BOW: pl. 206, f. 26, 27]; [EBW]

Plebejidea loewii ; [BRU2: 181, pl. 71, f. 1-15] Polyommatus (Albulina) loewii ; [AfrL] Plebejus loewi ; [Otakar Kudrna] ?loewii ; [BIR]

Larva on (Turkey) Astragalus spinosus, A. sieberi, (Kopet-Dagh) A. schahrudensis [BRU2, 182]

A. l. loewii

Armenia (highland) empyrea (Freyer, [1851])
Lycaena loewi var. gigas Staudinger, 1871; in Staudinger & Wocke, Cat. Lepid. europ. Faunegeb.: 10, TL: Taurus Mts., Turkey
robusta (Turati & Fiori, 1930)
Lycaena löwii germaniciae Pfeiffer, 1932; in Osthelder & Pfeiffer, Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 22 : 41, TL: Turkey, Marasch
minimus (Junge & Rose, 1978)
germanicae ; [NEN46, 33]
Plebejidea loewii loewii ; [BRU2, 182]

A. l. dzhemagati (Sheljuzhko, 1934)

Caucasus Major Plebejidea loewii dzhemagati ; [BRU2, 182]

A. l. schwingenschussi (Pfeiffer, 1937)

Talysh Mts. Plebejidea loewii schwingenschussi ; [BRU2, 182]

A. l. afghana (Howarth & Povolny, 1976)

Polyommatus loewii afghana Howarth & Povolny, 1976
Polyommatus loewi afghana Howarth & Povolny, 1976; Èas. morav. Mus. Brn. 61: 142, TL: Afghanistan, Arbarp, 10 miles W of Kabul
afghana ; [NEN46, 9]

A. l. antilibanotica (Hemming, 1929)

Polyommatus loewii antilibanotica Hemming, 1929
Polyommatus loewi antilibanotica Hemming, 1929; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 4: 4, TL: Liban, Baalbek
antibanotica ; [NEN46, 13]

A. l. laura (Evans, 1932)

Polyommatus loewi laura Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 227, TL: Ladak
laura ; [NEN46, 41]

A. l. uranicola (Walker, 1870)

Polyommatus loewi lockharti Hemming, 1929; Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 4: 3, TL: Transjordan, 1½ m W of Qasr Azraq
Lampides ferrana Walker, 1870; Entomologist 5 (4): 52
lockharti ; [NEN46, 42]
Polyommatus (Albulina) loewii uranicola ; [AfrL]

A. l. hissarica (Shchetkin, 1963)

Ghissar Lycaena hissarica Shchetkin, 1963; Tr. Inst. Zool. Parasit. AN Tadsch. SSR 24: 59
Plebeius loewi hissarica ;
Plebejidea loewii hissarica ; [BRU2, 182]

Albulina sanoga (Evans, 1925)

W.Himalayas. See [About maps] sanoga (Evans, 1925); [NEN40]
Lycaena loewii sanoga Evans, 1925; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (2): 346, pl. 27, f. 23.5, TL: Chitral, Kahsmir
Polyommatus loewii sanoga ;
sanoga ; [NEN46, 56]

Albulina hanna (Evans, 1932)

S.Ghissar, Afghanistan, Pakistan. See [About maps] Lycaena iris hanna Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 227, TL: Baluchistan, Ziarat, 8000ft
hanna ; [NEN46, 34]
Albulina hanna ; [NEN40]
Polyommatus ashretha hanna ; Lukhtanov, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 150
Farsia hanna ; [BRU2: 179, pl. 68, f. 25-26]

Albulina iris (Lang, 1884)

Afghanistan, Pakistan, .... See [About maps] Lycaena iris Lang, 1884; Rhopalocera Europa Descripta et Delineata: 369, TL: Samarkand
Lycaena iris Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 207, TL: Samarkand
Polyommatus neoiris Tshikolovets, 1997; The Butterflies of Pamir: 139 (unnec. repl. for iris)
iris ; [NEN46, 37]
Albulina iris ; [NEN40]
Farsia iris ; [BRU2: 178, pl. 68, f. 13-18]
Polyommatus ashretha neoiris ; Lukhtanov, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 149

Misidentified/misapplied:

Vacciniina iris; ;, [BOW: pl. 206, f. 50]

A. i. iris

Ghissar Farsia iris iris
Farsia iris iris ; [BRU2, 178]

A. i. ashretha (Evans, 1925)

W.Pamirs Lycaena iris ashretha Evans, 1925; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (2): 346, pl. 27, f. 23.6, TL: Chitral, Ziarat, 8-9000ft
ashretha ; [NEN46, 15]
Polyommatus ashretha ashretha ; Lukhtanov, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 150
Farsia iris ashretha ; [BRU2, 178]

A. i. dushanbe (Lukhtanov, 1999)

Tadjikistan Polyommatus ashretha dushanbe Lukhtanov, 1999; Atalanta 30 (1/4): 149, TL: Tadjikistan, Duschanbe, 900m
Farsia iris dushanbe ; [BRU2, 178]

Albulina morgiana (Kirby, 1871)

Armenia (highland), Kopet-Dagh, SE.Turkey, N.Iran. See [About maps] Cupido morgiana Kirby, 1871; Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep. : 369, TL: Hadschyabad [NE.Iran]
Lycaena hyrcana Lederer, 1869; Horae Soc. ent. ross. 6 (2) : 78, pl. 4, f. 6-7 (preocc.)
Vacciniina hyrcana ; [BOW: pl. 206, f. 49]
Albulina morgianus ; [NEN40]
Farsia morgiana ; ::BRU2: 178, pl. 68, f. 48-50

Larva on Hedysarum atropatanum [BRU2, 179]

Albulina omotoi (Forster, 1972)

Afghanistan. See [About maps] omotoi (Forster, 1972); Ent. Z., Frankf. a.M. 82: 237
Albulina omotoi ; [NEN40]
Vacciniina omotoi ;

Albulina antoninae (Lukhtanov, 1999)

W.Tien-Shan. See [About maps] Polyommatus antoninae Lukhtanov, 1999; Atalanta 30 (1/4): 148, TL: Kirghizia, W.Tienshan,Tschatkalski, tschaptschama-Pass, 2850m
Farsia antoninae ; [BRU2: 178, pl. 83, f. 31-33]

Albulina sieversii (Christoph, 1873)

N.Iran - Turkestan, Pamir. See [About maps] Lycaena sieversii Christoph, 1873; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 10 (1) : 23, pl. 1, f. 1-2, TL: Tasch, Shahkuh, Iran
Polyommatus sieversii ; [BOW: pl. 206, f. 28]
Vacciniina sieversi ;
Albulina sieversii ; [NEN40]
Farsia sieversi ; [BRU2: 177, pl. 68, f. 27-35]

Larva on Astragalus sericeopuberulus [BRU2, 178]

A. s. sieversii

Kopet-Dagh Lycaena mirza Staudinger, 1874; Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (1-3) : 90
Farsia sieversi sieversi ; [BRU2, 178]

A. s. felicia (Evans, 1932)

Polyommatus sieversii felicia Evans, 1932; Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): 227, TL: "Urak" and "Kam Mehtrazai", 7000, Baluchistan
felicia ; [NEN46, 30]

A. s. haberhaueri (Staudinger, 1886)

W.Tian-Shan, Ghissar, Darvaz, Alai Mts. (northern slope) Lycaena sieversii var. haberhaueri Staudinger, 1886; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 206
haberhaueri ; [NEN46, 34]
Farsia sieversi haberhaueri ; [BRU2, 178]

A. s. gorana (Tshikolovets, 1997)

W.Pamirs, Zaalaisky Mts., Alai Mts. (southern slope), Inner Tian-Shan Farsia sieversi gorana ; [BRU2, 178]

Albulina alcedo (Christoph, 1877)

Asia Minor, Armenia, Talysh, Transcaucasia, Turkey, N.Iran, Afghanistan?. See [About maps] Lycaena alcedo Christoph, 1877; Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (3): 200, TL: "Schahkuh" "Schahrud" [NE.Iran]
alcedo ; [NEN46, 9]
Agrodiaetus alcedo ; [BOW: pl. 205, f. 7 (text)]
Polyommatus alcedo ; [BOW: pl. 206, f. 24]
Vacciniina alcedo ; [BRU2: 179, pl. 68, f. 51-53]
Albulina alcedo ; [NEN40]

Larva on Astracantha macrantha [BRU2, 179]

Albulina optilete (Knoch, 1781)

Alps, NEU, AN, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] Juolukkasinisiipi Cranberry Blue Yukon Blue Violett blåvinge Odblåvinge Modraszek bagniczek
Papilio optilete Knoch, 1781; Beitr. Insektengesch. 1: 76, pl. 5, f. 5-6, TL: Germany, Braunschweig
nanus (Herbst, 1804)
Plebejus optilete; [BNA: #406, pl. 36, 37]
Vacciniina optilete, E.H. Strickland Ent. Mus, U of [ALBERTA]
Plebejus optilete, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Plebeius optilete, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Vacciniina optilete, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Albulina optilete, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Albulina optilete, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Vacciniina optilete, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Vacciniina optilete, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Vacciniina optilete ; [BARU, #382]; [NACL, #4383]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 11, f. 7]; [BRU2: 180, pl. 68, f. 42-47]
Albulina optilete ; [NEN40]
Plebejus optilete ; [Opler]; [Otakar Kudrna]

600x742 (~56Kb) upperside female FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 13.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	567x500 (~43Kb) underside female FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 13.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela	600x467 (~34Kb) upperside male FINLAND: Li: Utsjoki Ailigas, 775:50, 14.7.1998, Photo © Markku Savela
540x645 (~33Kb) underside FINLAND: Li: Utsjoki Ailigas, 775:50, 14.7.1998, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Vaccinium, V. uliginosum [SPRK]

Larva on Vaccinium myrtillus [NAB], Oxycoccus, Empetrum [BARU]

A. o. optilete

Carpathians, CEU, N.Tian-Shan, Dzhungarsky Alatau, W.Siberia, S.Urals Lycaena uralensis Seitz, [1909]; Gross-Schmett. Erde 1 : 304 (preocc.)

= ; [BRU2, 180]

Vacciniina medea Higgins, 1934; Stylops 3: 98 (repl. Lycaena uralensis Seitz, [1909])
Vacciniina optilete uralensis ; [BARU, (note)]
Vacciniina optilete optilete ; [BRU2, 180]

A. o. cyparissus (Hübner, [1813])

NEU, Siberia, Far East, Kamchatka Papilio cyparissus Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1] : pl. 129, f. 654-657, TL: Lapponia
Albulina cyparissus ; [NEN40]
Vacciniina optilete cyparissa ; [BRU2, 180]

A. o. sibirica (Staudinger, 1892)

Altai, Sayan, Transbaikalia Lycaena sibirica Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2) : 317
baicalica Kurenzov, 1970
Vacciniina optilete sibirica ; [BARU, (note)]
Vacciniina optilete sibirca ; [BRU2, 181]

400x300 (~16Kb) underside female A mossy larch (Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr.) taiga at the village Akotuy, the junction of the mountain ranges Uryumkanskii and Kukul'bei, Aleksandrovskozavodskoi District, E Chita Province, E Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 23rd July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

A. o. shonis (Matsumura, 1927)

Amur, Ussuri, Korea, Sakhalin shonis (Matsumura, 1927); Ins. Matsumurana 1: 166, TL: Korea
amurica Kurenzov, 1970

= ; [BRU2, 180]

sakhalensis Kurenzov, 1970

= ; [BRU2, 180]

Vacciniina optilete amurica ; [BARU, (note)]
Vacciniina optilete sakhalensis ; [BARU, (note)]
Vacciniina optilete shonis ; [BRU2, 180]
Vacciniina optilete kurilensis ; [BARU, (note)]

A. o. daisetsuzana (Matsumura, 1926)

Kuriles, Japan, Korea? Lycaena daisetsuzana Matsumura, 1926; Ins. Matsumurana 1: 105
kurilensis (Matsumura, 1927)
Lycaena optilete kamuikotana Matsumura, 1928; Insecta Matsumurana 2 (4) : 200, TL: Kuriles
nemoptilete (Bryk, 1942)
Albulina daisetsuzanus ; [NEN40]
Vacciniina optilete kamuikotana ; [BARU, (note)]
Vacciniina optilete daisetsuzana ; [BRU2, 180]

A. o. yukona (Holland, 1900)

Alaska, Yukon, Alberta, Saskatchewan optilete yukona (Holland, 1900); Ent. News 11: 416, TL: Alaska
Vacciniina optilete yukona ; [NACL, #4383a]

Albulina amphirrhoe (Oberthür, 1910)

Tibet. See [About maps] Lycaena amphirrhoe Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 298, pl. 41, f. 300, TL: Chasseurs Thibétains de Ta-tsien-Lou
amphirrhoe ; [NEN46, 11]
Albulina amphirrhoe ; [NEN40]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73

Albulina arcaseia (Fruhstorfer, 1916)

Sikkim, Tibet. See [About maps] Lycaena pheretes arcaseia Fruhstorfer, 1916; Ent. Rundschau 33 (4) : 18, TL: Kambajong, Tibet
Albulina arcaseia ; [NEN40]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73

Albulina asiatica (Elwes, 1882)

C.Asia (mountains), Himalayas. See [About maps] Lycaena pheretes asiatica Elwes, 1882; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (4) : 402, TL: Chumbi, high alpine Sikkim
Albulina asiatica ; [NEN40]
asiatica ; [NEN46, 15]
Albulina lehana asiatica ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73
Polyommatus lehanus asiatica ;

Albulina lehanus (Moore, 1878)

Himalayas, Kahsmir, Tibet. See [About maps] Polyommatus lehanus Moore, 1878; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 1 (3) : 230, TL: Ladak, Leh
lehanus ; [NEN46, 41]
Albulina lehana ; [NEN40]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73 (note); [BRU2: 183, pl. 75, f. 13-15]; Yoshino, 2003, Futao 43: 7 (note)

Albulina pharis (Fawcett, 1903)

NW.Himalayas - Sikkim. See [About maps] Lycaena pheretes pharis Fawcett, 1904; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1904 2 (1) : 138, pl. 9, f. 5, TL: Khamba Jong, 15000ft, Thibet
Albulina lehanus pharis ;
pharis ; [NEN46, 51]
Albulina pharis ; Yoshino, 2003, Futao 43: 7 (note)

Albulina orbitulus (de Prunner, 1798)

Alps, S.Norway, S.Siberia (mountains), Mongolia, C.China, N.Ural (Burmantovo), S.Ural, . See [About maps] Alppisinisiipi Alpine Argus Fjällvickerblåvinge
Papilio orbitulus de Prunner, 1798; Lepid. Pedemont.: 75, TL: Italian Alps, Piemont
Papilio atys Hübner, [1803-1804]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1] : pl. 97, f. 495-496 (preocc.)
?Papilio pheretes Hübner, [1805-1806]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1] : 45
Plebeius orbitulus, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Albulina orbitulus, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Albulina orbitulus, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Albulina orbitulus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Plebejus orbitulus, Europaische Schmetterlinge [Mario Maier]
Albulina orbitula ; [MRS, 686]; [BRU2: 183, pl. 75, f. 1-7]
Albulina orbitulus ; [BARU, #389]; [EBW]; [BOW: pl. 9, f. 6-7]
Plebejus orbitulus ; [Otakar Kudrna]

668x945 (~156Kb) upperside male SE. Jä. Åre, Storulvan, RN 132/701, 5 June 2003, Photo © Sami Haapala	600x848 (~120Kb) upperside female SE. Jä. Åre, Storulvan, RN 132/701, 5 June 2003, Photo © Sami Haapala	700x1001 (~117Kb) underside male SE. Jä. Åre, Storulvan, RN 132/701, 5 June 2003, Photo © Sami Haapala
1300x962 (~143Kb) underside female China, Qinghai prov., Caka nuo vill (3500m), 19.7.2010, Photo © A. Timchenko leg.	1300x1199 (~261Kb) underside male China, Qinghai prov., Caka nuo vill (3500m), 19.7.2010, Photo © A. Timchenko leg.

Larva on Astragalus alpinus, A. frigidus [H&R]

A. o. orbitulus

Alps, S.Norway, Urals Papilio pheretes Hoffmannsegg, 1804; Mag. f. Insektenk. (Illiger) 3: 187

= ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73

maloyensis Rühl, 1893

= ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 74 (aberration)

Albulina orbitula pheretes ; [MRS, 686]
Albulina orbitulus orbitulus ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73
Albulina orbitula orbitula ; [BRU2, 183]

A. o. luxurians (Forster, 1940)

NW.Yunnan Albulina orbitulus luxurians ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73

A. o. lobbichleri Forster, 1961

C.Nepal Albulina orbitulus lobbichleri ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 72

A. o. tatsienluica (Oberthür, 1910)

Tibet Lycaena pheretes tatsienluica Oberthür, 1910; Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 298, pl. 41, f. 300, TL: Yunnan and Tibet
Albulina tatsienluica ; [NEN40]
tatsienluica ; [NEN46, 60]
Albulina orbitulus tatsienluica ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73

A. o. major (Evans, 1915)

SE.Tibet Lycaena pheretes major Evans, 1915; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23: 544, TL: Tibet, Nyuksang, 9500ft
major ; [NEN46, 43]
Albulina orbitulus major ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73

A. o. pheretimus (Staudinger, 1892)

NW.China (Kentei Mts), Transbaikalia, Amur, NE.China Albulina orbitulus pheretimus ; [Oleg Kosterin]
Albulina orbitulus pheretinus ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73
Albulina orbitula pheretima ; [BRU2, 183]

528x744 (~75Kb) underside male An open pine forest on the hill just north of the Chita Sity, Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 28th June 1996, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

A. o. sajana Rühl, 1895

Sayan, Altai, Saur, Tarbagatai orbitulus sajana Rühl, 1895; in Rühl & Heine
Albulina orbitulus sajana ; [BARU, (note)]
Albulina sajana ; [NEN40]
Albulina orbitulus sajana ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73
Albulina orbitula sajana ; [BRU2, 183]

533x400 (~46Kb) underside male A montane tundra in a cirque in the sources of the Argem (Direntai) River, 2500 m above sea level, the eastern spurs of the Katunskiy mountain range, Kosh-Agach District, Central Altai Mts., West Siberia, Russia. 19th July, 1988, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

A. o. shanxiensis Murayama, 1983

N.China (Shanxi) Albulina orbitulus shanxiensis ; [BARU, (note)]
Albulina orbitula shanxiensis ; [MRS, 686]; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73

Larva on Allium sp., ([really?]) [MRS]

A. o. tyrone (Forster, 1940)

Gansu Albulina orbitulus tyrone ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73

A. o. qinlingensis Wang, 1998

W.Henan, Qinling Mts. Albulina orbitulus qinlingensis ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73

A. o. tibetana D'Abrera, 1993

SC.Tibet Albulina tibetana D'Abrera, 1993; Butterflies of the Holarctic Region, Part III: 497, TL: Tibet, Sakitung, 12000ft
Albulina tibetana ; [NEN40]
Albulina orbitulus tibetana ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73

A. o. demulaensis Huang, 2001

Albulina orbitulus demulaensis Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 73, pl. 3, f. 19-right, pl. 9, f. 69, TL: Demula, Chayu area Tibet

A. o. dongdalaensis Huang, 2001

Albulina orbitulus dongdalaensis Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 74, pl. 3, f. 19-left, pl. 9, f. 66, TL: Dangdala, E of Zuogong, E.Tibet

A. o. litangensis Huang, 2001

Albulina orbitulus litangensis Huang, 2001; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 75, pl. 3, f. 23-right, pl. 9, f. 68, TL: Litang, W.Sichuan

Albulina lucifuga (Fruhstorfer, 1915)

E.Himalayas (Tibet). See [About maps] Lycaena lucifera lucifuga Fruhstorfer, 1915; , TL: Batang
Plebejus biton lucifuga ; D'Abrera, 1993
Plebejus lucifuga ; [NEN40]
Albulina lucifuga ; Huang, 2001, Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 100, f. 95-97, pl. 9, f. 63; Huang & Wu, 2003, Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 128, pl. 11, f. 1

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References:

[A. Timchenko]

Andrew Timchenko; Beijing, China (ex-Moscow, Russia)

[ALBERTA]

University of Alberta, E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum; Browse Entomology Collection

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[AfrL]

Mark C. Williams; Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperoidea; Compiled by Mark C. Williams, 7th ed. (2008) (April 2007); e-mail: Mark C. Williams

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[BARU]

Korshunov, Y. P., Gorbunov, P. Y.; Butterflies of the Asian part of Russia; English translation by Oleg Kosterin; [Dnevnye babochki aziatskoi chasti Rossii. Spravochnik]

[BIR]

Wynter-Blyth, M. A., 1957; Butterflies of the Indian Region; (1982 Reprint)

[BNA]

Scott, James A., 1986; The Butterflies of North America

[BOW]

Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X

[BRU2]

Tuzov (ed.), Bogdanov, Churkin, Devyatkin, Dantchenko, Murzin, Samodurov, Zhdanko, 2000; Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Libytheidae, Danaidae, Nymphalidae, Riodinidae, Lycaenidae; Volume 2

[EBW]

Smart, Paul, 1976; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Butterfly World; ISBN 0 600 31381 6

[H&R]

Higgins, L.G, Riley, N.D, 1970; A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[Kimmo Silvonen]

Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site

[LAMAS-2005]

Gerardo Lamas; Entomofauna 26 (6): 57-100; A Bibliography of the Zoological Publications of Hans Fruhstorfer (1886* - 1922+)

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[MRS]

Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2

[Mario Maier]

Europäische Schmetterlinge; e-mail: Mario Maier

[NAB]

Pyle, R. M.; National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies; 1981; ISBN 0-394-51914-0

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[NEN40]

Zsolt Bálint & Kurt Johnson, 1997; Reformation of the Polyommatus Section with a Taxonomic and Biogeographic Overview (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatini); Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, Band 40.; ISSN 0722-3773; e-mail: Kurt Johnson; and his web site; http://www.edutrek.net/

[NEN46]

Zsolt Bálint, 1999; Annotated list of type specimens of Polyommatus sensu Eliot of the Natural History Museum, London; Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, Band 46

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[Oleg Kosterin]

Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/

[Opler]

Opler & Warren, 2003 (April); Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.

[SPRK]

Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[Simon Coombes]

1 Park Street, Plymouth, PL3 4BL, UK; 01752 607854; e-mail: Simon Coombes; http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk

[²]

This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.

Some related literature:

Bálint, 1991

Egy xeromontán boglárkalepke: a Plebejus pylaon (Fischer von Waldheim, 1832) és rokonsági köre (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), 1 A Janus Pannonius Múzeum Évkönyve (Pécs) 35: 33-69

Bálint, 1997

Reformation of the Polyommatus Section with a Taxonomic and Biogeographic Overview (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Polyommatini) Neue Ent. Nachr. 40: 1-68, 4pls, 23 figs

Carbonell & Naderi, 2007

Plebeius callaghani n. sp. dans le nord de l'Iran (Lep., Lycaenidae) Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 112 (1): 130

Christoph, 1873

Weiterer Beitrag zum Verzeichnisse der im Nord-Persien einheimischen Schmetterlinge Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 10 (1) : 3-55, pl. 1

Christoph, 1877

Sammelergebnisse aus Nordpersion, Krasnowodsk in Turkmenien und dem Daghestan Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12 (2): 181-192, (3): 197-299, pl. 5-8 (1877)

Courvoisier, 1910

Entdeckungsreisen und kritische Spaziergänge ins Gebiet der Lycaeniden Ent. Zs. 24 (12): 59-60, (13): 65-67, (14): 70-71, (15): 77-78, (16): 81-82, (17): 88-89, (18): 92-94, (19): 99-101, (20): 106-108, (21): 112, (23): 125-127, (24): 131-132, (26): 141-142, (27): 147-149, (28): 156, (31): 167-170, (32): 175-177, (33): 181-182, (34): 185-188, (35): 190-192, (36): 196-200, (37): 201-204, (38): 205-209, (39): 210-214, (40): 227-228, (41): 230-231, (42): 233-236, (43): 237-238, (44): 241-242, (45): 245-247, (46): 249-250, (47): 253-255, (48): 257-259, (49): 261-263, (50): 265-266, (51/52): 269-270

Courvoisier, 1911

Einige neue oder wenig bekannte Lycaeniden-Formen Dt. ent. Z. Iris 25 (9) : 103-109, pl. 2

D'Abrera, 1993

Butterflies of the Holarctic Region, Part III, Nymphalidae (concl.), Libytheidae, Riodinidae & Lycaeinidae Butterflies of the Holarctic Region, Part III

Eliot, 1973

The higher classification of the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera): a tentative Arrangement Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (6) : 373-505, 162fgs, pl. 1-6

Elwes, 1882

On a collection of Butterflies from Sikkim Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 (4) : 398-407, pl. 25

Elwes in Elwes, Hampson & Durrant, 1906

On the Lepidoptera collected by the Officer on the recent Tibet Frontier Commission. Butterflies Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1906 : 479-485 (Butterflies, Elwes), pl. 36, f. 8-15, : 485-496 (Lepidoptera-Phalaenae, Hampson), : 496-498 (Tineina, Durrant)

Evans, 1915

A list of butterflies caught by Capt. F. M. Bailey in S. E. Thibet during 1913 J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 23: 532-546, 1pl, 1map

Evans, 1925

The identification of Indian Butterflies (5-8) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 30 (1): 72-96, (2): 322-351, pl. 26-27, (3): 610-639, pl. 28, (4): 726-776, pl. 29

Evans, 1932

The Identification of Indian Butterflies (edn. 2) Indian Butterflies (edn. 2): x + 454pp, 9 figs, 32 pls

Fawcett, 1904

On some New and Little-known Butterflies, mainly from high elevations in the N.E. Himalayas Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1904 2 (1) : 131-141, pl. 9

C. & R. Felder, [1865]

Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Forster, 1938

Das System der paläarktischen Polyommatini Mitt. Münch. ent. Ges. 28 : 97-118

Fruhstorfer, 1916

Neue paläarktische Lycaeniden Ent. Rundschau 33 (4) : 18-19 (14 April)

Grum-Grshimailo, 1888

Novae species et varietates Rhopalocerum e Pamir Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 22 (3-4) : 303-307

Grum-Grshimailo, 1891

Lepidoptera nova in Asia centrali novissime lecta et descripta Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 25 (3-4) : 445-465

Hemming, 1929

Two New Subspecies of Polyommatus loewii Zell. Proc. ent. Soc. Lond. 4: 3-7

Howarth & Povolny, 1976

Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Fauna Afghanistans Èas. morav. Mus. Brn. 61: 139-170, pl. 3-4

Huang, 2001

Report of H. Huang's 2000 Expedition to SE. Tibet for Rhopalocera Neue Entomologische Nachrichten, 51: 65-152

Huang & Murayama, 1988

A new Lycaenid butterfly from Mt. Altin of Kunlun range from Xinjiang prov. Nature & Insects 23 (12): 28-29

Huang & Wu, 2003

New and little known Chinese butteflies in the collection of the Institue of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Beijing - 1 Neue Ent. Nachr. 55: 115-143

Hübner, [1813]; Hübner, [1803-1804]; Hübner, [1805-1806]

Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. I. Papiliones - Falter ("Erste Band") Samml. eur. Schmett. [1] : 3-74, : pl. 1-88, f. 1-446 (1799-1800), : pl. 89-96, f. 447-490 (1800-1803), : pl. 97-114, f. 491-588 (1803-1804), : pl. 115-119, f. 589-612 (1805), : pl. 120-124, f. 613-636 (1805-1806), : pl. 125-128, f. 637-652 (1806-1808), : pl. 129-144, f. 653-727 (1808-1813), : pl. 145-147, f. 728-741 (1814-1816), : pl. 148-150, f. 742-756 (1816-1817), : pl. 151, f. 757-762 (1818-1819), : pl. 152-154, f. 757-774 (1819-1822), : pl. 155, f. 775-778 (1822-1823), : pl. 156-161, f. 779-806 (1823), : pl. 162-175, f. 807-874 (1823-1824), : pl. 176, f. 869-874 (1824-1825), : pl. 177-181, f. 875-895 (1825-1826), : pl. 182-187, f. 896-981 (1827-1828), : pl. 188-195, f. 922-968 (1828-1832), : pl. 196, f. 969-974 (1832-1833), : pl. 197-201, f. 975-997 (1834-1836), : pl. 202-203, f. 998-1009 (1836-1838), : pl. 204-207, f. 1010-1029 (1837-1838)

Kirby, 1871

A synonymic catalogue of the diurnal Lepidoptera Syn. Cat. diurn. Lep.: vii + 690pp : 1-690

Lederer, 1869

Verzeichniss der von Herrn Jos. Haberhauer bei Astrabad in Persion gesammelten Schmetterlinge Horae Soc. ent. ross. 6 (2) : 73-93, pl. 4-5

Lukhtanov, 1999

Neue Taxa und Synonyma zentalasiatischer Tagfalter Atalanta 30 (1/4): 135-150

Matsumura, 1928

New Butterflies especially from the Kuriles Insecta Matsumurana 2 (4) : 191-201

Moore, 1865

List of diurnal Lepidoptera collected by Capt. A.M. Lang in the N. W. Himalayas Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865 (2) : 486-509, pl. 30-31

Moore, [1875]

Descriptions of new Asiatic Lepidoptera Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (4) : 565-579, pl. 66-67

Moore, 1878

Descriptions of Lepidopterous Insects collected the late Dr. F. Stoliczka during the Indian-Government Mission to Yarkund in 1873 Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 1 (3) : 227-237

Moore, 1884

Descriptions of some new Asiatic diurnal Lepidoptera; chiefly from specimens contained in the Indian Museum, Calcutta J. asiat. Soc. Bengal 53 Pt.II (1) : 16-52

Oberthür, 1886

Espèces Nouvelles de Lépidoptères du Thibet / Nouveaux Lépidoptères du Thibet Étud. d'Ent. 11 : 13-38, pl. 1-7

Oberthür, 1910

Notes pour servir à établir la Faune Française et Algérienne des Lépidoptères Ètud. Lépid. Comp. 4 : 15-691, pl. 35-58

Pfeiffer in Osthelder & Pfeiffer, 1932

Lepidopteren-Fauna von Marasch in türkisch Nordsyrien Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ges. 22 : 17-32, : 38-51, : 52-73, : 74, : 74-82, : 83-87

de Prunner, 1798

Lepidoptera Pedemontana illustrata. Turin. 1 Lepid. Pedemont.: 52+124

Seitz, [1909]

Die Großschmetterlinge des Palaearktischen Faunengebietes. 1. Die Palaearktischen Tagfalter Gross-Schmett. Erde 1 : 1-379

Shchetkin, 1963

[To the fauna of higher hlepidopterans of low-montane southern Tajikistan] Tr. Inst. Zool. Parasit. AN Tadsch. SSR 24: 21-71 [russian]

Staudinger, 1871

Catalog der Lepidopteren des europäischen Faunen-Gebietes in Staudinger & Wocke, Cat. Lepid. europ. Faunegeb.: 426pp

Staudinger, 1874

Einige neue Lepidopteren de europäischen Faunengebiets Stettin ent. Ztg 35 (1-3) : 87-98

Staudinger, 1881

Beitrag zur Lepidopterenfauna Central-Asiens Stettin ent. Ztg 42 (7-9): 253-300, (10-12): 393-424

Staudinger, 1886

Centralasiatische Lepidopteren Stett. Ent. Ztg. 47 (4-6): 193-215, (7-9): 225-256

Staudinger, 1892

Lepidopteren des Kentei-Gebirges Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 5 (2) : 300-393

Tshikolovets, 1997

[New Blue Butterfly Taxa from Central Asia. Communication V] J. Ukr. ent. Soc. 3 (1): 35-39, 15 figs (Russian)

Tytler, 1926

Notes on some new and interesting Butterflies from India and Burma (2) J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 31 (3) : 578-590, pl. 1 [?], 2-3, 5

Walker, 1870

A list of the [61] Butterflies collected by J.K. Lord Esq. in Egypt, along the African shore of the Red Sea, and in Arabia; with descriptions of the Species new to Science Entomologist 5 (4): 48-57

Yoshino, 2003

New butterflies from China 8 Futao 43: 6-19

Zeller, 1847

Verzeichnis der vom Professor Dr. Loew in der Türkey und Asien gesammelten Lepidoptera Isis von Oken 1847 (1) : 3-39

Zhdanko, 1995

[A new genus and sepcies of blue butterfly (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) from Central Asia] Zool. zhurn. 74 (10): 120-124 (Russian)

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